Bergevin, Murray, Shero named GM award finalists

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Montreal's Marc Bergevin, Bob Murray of
Anaheim and Pittsburgh's Ray Shero have been named the finalists for the NHL's
General Manager of the Year award.

Bergevin, in his first season as an NHL general manager, helped the Canadiens
to the biggest turnaround in the league. Montreal was 15th in the Eastern
Conference last season and finished second with a Northeast Division title in
the shortened 2013 season.

Murray's Ducks had nearly the same scenario in the Western Conference. Anaheim
was 13th in the West last season and finished second this year with a Pacific
Division title.

Both the Canadiens and Ducks were eliminated in the first round of the
playoffs.

Shero made some of the biggest deals during the season that helped the
Penguins to the top seed in the Eastern Conference. He acquired Jarome Iginla
from Calgary, Brenden Morrow from Dallas and Jussi Jokinen from Carolina in
deals leading up to the trade deadline.